# Latest **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1113 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1114 --- ## [What makes one toilet perform better than another?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-makes-one-toilet-perform-better-than-another/964311)
**Author:** [@CookingWithGas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CookingWithGas)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [May 13, 2022, 4:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-makes-one-toilet-perform-better-than-another/964311 "2022-05-13T04:47:47Z")
I’m talking about unpowered household toilets with no fancy features like a vacuum flush. Just your standard toilet that works by emptying the tank into the bowl to flush the contents. All toilets drain to a waste line … --- ## [Paying taxes on a Vegas windfall](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/paying-taxes-on-a-vegas-windfall/964218)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 41\ **Last updated:** [May 13, 2022, 12:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/paying-taxes-on-a-vegas-windfall/964218 "2022-05-13T00:24:04Z")
Let’s say I get lucky in Las Vegas (NV not NM) and win a quarter-million ($250,000) on the penny slots. I need to pay taxes so … Federal: The marginal tax rate for $250,000 is 35% so would I just ship the Department o… --- ## [From "Polls only, no discussion": I would like to discuss being attracted to a person of another gender than usual if you met the right person](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/from-polls-only-no-discussion-i-would-like-to-discuss-being-attracted-to-a-person-of-another-gender-than-usual-if-you-met-the-right-person/964258)
**Author:** [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [May 12, 2022, 11:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/from-polls-only-no-discussion-i-would-like-to-discuss-being-attracted-to-a-person-of-another-gender-than-usual-if-you-met-the-right-person/964258 "2022-05-12T23:37:50Z")
It’s early days still, but we’re looking at 80% no. I’m actually surprised it’s only 80% no. I originally posted that yes, I could probably settle down with the right guy if I met him, but then I realized I’ve never … --- ## [My new roommate can die and I wouldn't care](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-new-roommate-can-die-and-i-wouldnt-care/964155)
**Author:** [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [May 12, 2022, 11:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-new-roommate-can-die-and-i-wouldnt-care/964155 "2022-05-12T23:12:02Z")
He was explaining to the nurse why my request that he turn down his TV volume at night was unreasonable, as was my suggestion that he wear headphones like I do to not annoy others. Through her he basically told me to go… --- ## [For those who have had experiences that led them to believe in God, please share them here](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-those-who-have-had-experiences-that-led-them-to-believe-in-god-please-share-them-here/963278)
**Author:** [@Polerius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Polerius)\ **Replies:** 50\ **Last updated:** [May 12, 2022, 9:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/for-those-who-have-had-experiences-that-led-them-to-believe-in-god-please-share-them-here/963278 "2022-05-12T21:55:05Z")
In this thread a few people mentioned that they have had experiences that they say leads them to believe that God exists. A couple of examples: So as not to derail the other thread, can folks share their experiences … --- ## [Anniversary of join date](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anniversary-of-join-date/964333)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [May 12, 2022, 9:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anniversary-of-join-date/964333 "2022-05-12T21:39:44Z")
I just noticed a little cake icon next to my name, and hovering over it it says today is the anniversary of my join date. Clicked on my icon in the top right, but couldn’t find my join date in my profile or anywhere. C… --- ## [Who is the Killer in the Richard Marx Song "Hazard" (1992)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-killer-in-the-richard-marx-song-hazard-1992/964074)
**Author:** [@ParallelLines](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ParallelLines)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [May 12, 2022, 8:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-is-the-killer-in-the-richard-marx-song-hazard-1992/964074 "2022-05-12T20:53:43Z")
As a child of the MTV generation, I was always a sucker for songs that also told a story. The song “Hazard” is structured around the nameless singer, who resides in the town of Hazard, and has always always been somethi… --- ## [BBQ and Grilling: A stupid question for the ages](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bbq-and-grilling-a-stupid-question-for-the-ages/964135)
**Author:** [@SOJA](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SOJA)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [May 12, 2022, 8:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bbq-and-grilling-a-stupid-question-for-the-ages/964135 "2022-05-12T20:12:08Z")
I recently got a small Weber grill, the type that takes charcoal. Here’s the catch, I’ve used gas for so many years I don’t remember a damn thing… okay I don’t know a damn thing about cooking over traditional fire vs gas… --- ## [The Ongoing Death of Free Speech: Prominent ACLU Lawyer Cheers Suppression of a New Book](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ongoing-death-of-free-speech-prominent-aclu-lawyer-cheers-suppression-of-a-new-book/925913)
**Author:** [@DemonTree](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DemonTree)\ **Replies:** 533\ **Last updated:** [May 12, 2022, 7:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ongoing-death-of-free-speech-prominent-aclu-lawyer-cheers-suppression-of-a-new-book/925913 "2022-05-12T19:05:35Z")
New essay by Glenn Greenwald on the threat to free speech: He seems to think the ACLU is in danger of becoming just another group campaigning for liberal causes. But for numerous reasons, the ACLU — still with some n… --- ## [Where can I track local rainfall totals online, like they print in the local newspaper?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-can-i-track-local-rainfall-totals-online-like-they-print-in-the-local-newspaper/842071)
**Author:** [@Spectre\_of\_Pithecanthropus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spectre_of_Pithecanthropus)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [May 12, 2022, 7:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/where-can-i-track-local-rainfall-totals-online-like-they-print-in-the-local-newspaper/842071 "2022-05-12T19:02:46Z")
The newspaper in Eugene prints a rainfall summary every Sunday which tracks the local average and actual precipitation totals since the beginning of the month and year. IME this is fairly typical newspapers generally. F… --- ## [Don't use newprofilepic for FB](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-use-newprofilepic-for-fb/964296)
**Author:** [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [May 12, 2022, 6:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dont-use-newprofilepic-for-fb/964296 "2022-05-12T18:52:21Z")
\## Russia is after YOUR personal data: Experts warn internet users not to download latest online craze New Profile Pic that hoovers up your details and sends them to Moscow --- ## [NYT article mental health and questionable statistics](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nyt-article-mental-health-and-questionable-statistics/963417)
**Author:** [@DSeid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DSeid)\ **Replies:** 31\ **Last updated:** [May 12, 2022, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nyt-article-mental-health-and-questionable-statistics/963417 "2022-05-12T18:05:25Z")
The subject is of great interest and certainly I have seen an explosion of need over the pandemic. My narrow interest, not quite a rant, is their choosing to date a rise from 2009. Included in the article however is a… --- ## [Thread no longer appearing in forum index](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thread-no-longer-appearing-in-forum-index/964334)
**Author:** [@alovem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alovem)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 12, 2022, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thread-no-longer-appearing-in-forum-index/964334 "2022-05-12T17:45:43Z")
Moderators: Despite numerous recent posts (last 20 minutes), the thread “Tell us an interesting random fact you stumbled across” doesn’t appear on the index of the MPSIMS forum. I’m accessing it through the “activity” op… --- ## [Does a fat boxer have protection against body blows?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-a-fat-boxer-have-protection-against-body-blows/964241)
**Author:** [@SpacemanSpiff\_II](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SpacemanSpiff_II)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [May 12, 2022, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/does-a-fat-boxer-have-protection-against-body-blows/964241 "2022-05-12T17:25:26Z")
Been watching some clips lately of some boxers who have some excess around the middle, to one extent or another. Andy Ruiz is a very visible example, but the same also applies to Tyson Fury, George Foreman (in his Second… --- ## [Lodge cast iron sucks](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lodge-cast-iron-sucks/957898)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 92\ **Last updated:** [May 12, 2022, 5:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lodge-cast-iron-sucks/957898 "2022-05-12T17:01:00Z")
First of all, let’s address the obvious issue: they do not mill their iron down so instead of the excellent smooth surface it instead is pebbly. So why does it suck? I got a Dutch oven for Christmas and made a deep dis… --- ## [Can somebody explain what the Simple Dimple Challenge is?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-somebody-explain-what-the-simple-dimple-challenge-is/964217)
**Author:** [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [May 12, 2022, 3:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-somebody-explain-what-the-simple-dimple-challenge-is/964217 "2022-05-12T15:35:29Z")
I tried looking it up and all I found was that it’s supposedly involves dancing to a particular song which is titled “Simple Dimple Pop It”. But I have seen videos which appear to feature other songs. As far as I can te… --- ## [Things to do with an afternoon/evening in San Jose CA?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-to-do-with-an-afternoon-evening-in-san-jose-ca/964081)
**Author:** [@Stana\_Claus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stana_Claus)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [May 12, 2022, 2:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/things-to-do-with-an-afternoon-evening-in-san-jose-ca/964081 "2022-05-12T14:21:06Z")
My wife and I will be flying into San Jose, CA at the end of July for a two week trip exploring the California coast. We’ve already got the bulk of our itinerary figured out, but our in-coming flight arrives in San Jose… --- ## [Bitcoin as legal tender](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bitcoin-as-legal-tender/943705)
**Author:** [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Replies:** 225\ **Last updated:** [May 12, 2022, 12:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bitcoin-as-legal-tender/943705 "2022-05-12T12:37:39Z")
It looks like this is about to happen: My first reaction was “this is a terrible, nonsensical idea that will only help legitimize the bad idea that is cryptocurrency”; that was not tempered by reading the article. (… --- ## [What are the advantages to a small condo?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-advantages-to-a-small-condo/964192)
**Author:** [@doreen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/doreen)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [May 12, 2022, 11:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-the-advantages-to-a-small-condo/964192 "2022-05-12T11:02:24Z")
Partly as a result of some discussion here, Why does it bother my neighbors that I never open my blinds/shades?, I have a question about small ( 2-3 unit) condos. I never saw this sort of small condo mentioned until a … --- ## [Do wiretap rules apply if no recording is made?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-wiretap-rules-apply-if-no-recording-is-made/964227)
**Author:** [@Cervaise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cervaise)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [May 12, 2022, 10:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-wiretap-rules-apply-if-no-recording-is-made/964227 "2022-05-12T10:28:43Z")
Scenario: I expect to have a difficult conversation with someone. I don’t want them to have any “I didn’t say that” deniability later. I am not in a “one party consent” jurisdiction for recording, and I consider it unlik… --- ## [The Polish situation](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-polish-situation/963994)
**Author:** [@cannonkuo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cannonkuo)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [May 12, 2022, 9:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-polish-situation/963994 "2022-05-12T09:46:53Z")
To moderate the Argentine’s position towards the UK in the Falklands Crisis, the US recognizes that the most effective measures are also the most drastic, the most likely to do permanent damage to our long-term relations… --- ## [Questions concerning J & J Baby Milk Lotion](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-concerning-j-j-baby-milk-lotion/964265)
**Author:** [@Octagon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Octagon)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [May 12, 2022, 9:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/questions-concerning-j-j-baby-milk-lotion/964265 "2022-05-12T09:15:54Z")
I couln’t find any refernce to J&J Baby Milk Lotion being classed as a corticosteroid. Is it one? Given the backlash against J&J’s use of cancer-causing formaldehyde and talc in their lotions (in 2016 there was a repo… --- ## [Could gun advocate states be fought this way?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-gun-advocate-states-be-fought-this-way/963879)
**Author:** [@BwanaBob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BwanaBob)\ **Replies:** 32\ **Last updated:** [May 12, 2022, 7:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/could-gun-advocate-states-be-fought-this-way/963879 "2022-05-12T07:18:05Z")
I keep thinking that states where guns are rampant are that way because they distrust “the other” so much. Look at ridiculous crap like that student being killed for trick or treating at the wrong house in Louisiana. I… --- ## [My First Royalty Check!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-first-royalty-check/964239)
**Author:** [@AHunter3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AHunter3)\ **Replies:** 24\ **Last updated:** [May 12, 2022, 6:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-first-royalty-check/964239 "2022-05-12T06:23:32Z")
(book one: GenderQueer: A Story From a Different Closet) I won’t be quitting my day job, but it was nice to have this arrive in yesterday’s mail. Fledgling authors get warned a lot… --- ## [J.D Vance](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/j-d-vance/799582)
**Author:** [@CHealy7](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CHealy7)\ **Replies:** 61\ **Last updated:** [May 12, 2022, 4:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/j-d-vance/799582 "2022-05-12T04:23:52Z")
Would you agree that this man’s ascension to the presidency looks inevitable? --- ## [Older parent issue](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/older-parent-issue/964264)
**Author:** [@FloatyGimpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FloatyGimpy)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [May 12, 2022, 2:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/older-parent-issue/964264 "2022-05-12T02:08:47Z")
I was not raised in a loving house. There were no hugs, no “I love you”, nothing like that at all, ever. In fact it was very much the opposite. Consequently I am very uncomfortable with familial affection. My mom is in h… --- ## [Looking for a bar soap I used to buy (bar OF soap, not soap for washing a bar)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-a-bar-soap-i-used-to-buy-bar-of-soap-not-soap-for-washing-a-bar/964285)
**Author:** [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [May 12, 2022, 1:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/looking-for-a-bar-soap-i-used-to-buy-bar-of-soap-not-soap-for-washing-a-bar/964285 "2022-05-12T01:59:07Z")
About 35-40 years ago, I used to buy a bar soap at a local natural foods grocery store called Sun Harvest. This type of store was a new-ish thing in South Texas back then–we were years away from having a Whole Foods Mark… --- ## [Will the evangelical Right still support Trump when Roe v Wade is overturned?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-the-evangelical-right-still-support-trump-when-roe-v-wade-is-overturned/964165)
**Author:** [@CairoCarol](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CairoCarol)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [May 12, 2022, 1:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-the-evangelical-right-still-support-trump-when-roe-v-wade-is-overturned/964165 "2022-05-12T01:43:06Z")
Supposedly one reason evangelicals support Trump is because they care more about overturning abortion rights than they do about his lying and philandering. Assuming he runs in 2024, will he still have their strong suppo… --- ## [James Bond infectious diseases article](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/james-bond-infectious-diseases-article/964216)
**Author:** [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [May 12, 2022, 12:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/james-bond-infectious-diseases-article/964216 "2022-05-12T00:34:18Z")
Someone a couple months ago pointed me to a great article involving the hazards that James Bond experiences in his movies, particularly in terms of infectious diseases. I thought it would be nice to talk about it. It… --- ## [Anyone watching The Big Conn?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-watching-the-big-conn/964290)
**Author:** [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2022, 10:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-watching-the-big-conn/964290 "2022-05-11T22:57:29Z")
This documentary on AppleTV directly addresses the area in which I have worked just about my entire career. Just wondered if any of you are watching and, if so, what you think? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1112) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md?page=1114)